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Any Green Tea Connoisseurs Out There?
8-17-09
| WackySam
Posted on 08/17/2009 8:01:51 PM PDT by WackySam
I recently tried green tea for the first time and immediately became addicted to it. I must be drinking 10 cups a day and would probably drink more if I didn't care about sleeping at night.
Being new to green tea I know little of the different types, quality, preparation, etc.. and was hoping some knowledgeable Freepers could point me in the right direction by recommending some of the better teas and/or links to any good web resources.
Currently I've only tried two- both bought in regular Supermarkets so I'm guessing they are not higher quality teas. One of the teas I like very much (Good Earth Lemongrass blend) and the other tasted like the box it came in (Bigelow Organic).
Any help would be greatly appreciated by this new green tea addict.
TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: greentea; help; matcha; sencha; t; tea; teapot; teatime
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:01:51 PM PDT
by
WackySam
To: WackySam
Cold, Arizona Green Tea...mmmmmm
2
posted on
08/17/2009 8:02:46 PM PDT
by
madison10
To: WackySam
Canada Dry makes a ginger ale-green tea mix. It’s awesome.
3
posted on
08/17/2009 8:04:35 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: WackySam
Actually, the Lipton bottled diet Green Tea is excellent. They have non-carbonated citrus and raspberry and two carbonated flavors.
Twinings English Green Tea is very good hot tea.
To: WackySam
I got hooked a year ago. Welcome to the club.
Are you solely hot tea, or have you discovered cold yet?
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:06:19 PM PDT
by
krb
(Obama is a miserable failure.)
To: WackySam
Try a Chinese grocery store, or a specialty shop like Teavana.
Personally, I prefer Oolong to green tea.
Some of the really good tea, you can steep several times. So even though the tea itself is nominally more expensive, the cost of a glass (or gallon) might be cheaper and it's also better tasting.
To: WackySam
Also have to go with the Arizona Green tea Cold - not to be confused with Diet Arizona Green tea. We’ve tried many in this house and keep going back to it.
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:08:12 PM PDT
by
jcsjcm
(Upholding the Constitution til my last breath)
To: krb
Are you solely hot tea, or have you discovered cold yet?
I love it both ways.
8
posted on
08/17/2009 8:09:17 PM PDT
by
WackySam
(The fact that there are 24 hours in a day, and 24 beers in a case, is not a coincidence.)
To: WackySam
Salada green tea brewed hot and long is OK.
I do not prefer my tea green so It must be made in a pot and this is my favorite brand.
Many green teas are flavored since the delicate taste does not find American coffee lovers able to appreciate the delicate green tea flavor.
Now if you want to talk about white teas or even red.......but nothing beats Black or orange pekoe!
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:10:53 PM PDT
by
3D-JOY
To: WackySam
Try Japanese Matcha. It is a powdered green tea (not powdered like Lipton instant)..
My favorite tea is Lapsang Souchong. The tea leaves are smoked over oak fires and it has a wonderful, deep smokey flavor. I use it in cooking as well.
This is my favorite resource:
http://www.hibiki-an.com/
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:11:06 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: WackySam
Best loose tea brand available reasonably widely - Rishi Tea (you can try Jade Cloud, or various Sencha, Bancha or Hojicha types of green tea).
Best tea bag brands are Mighty Leaf (#1), Numi (#2).
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:12:16 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: WackySam
You haven't tasted green tea until you have tried
Japanese green tea. My personal favorite is Genmai Cha. For less exotic drinking, try Stash Tea's "Fusion." It is a blend of white and green tea and is delicate and very satisfying. I drink numerous cups a day.
12
posted on
08/17/2009 8:12:55 PM PDT
by
redhead
(If it's worth fighting for, it's worth dying for. Check the Halfbaked Sourdough)
To: madison10
Tazo
DAMN
13
posted on
08/17/2009 8:15:47 PM PDT
by
Cyber Ninja
(His legacy is a stain OnTheDress)
To: WackySam
I must be drinking 10 cups a day... You must stay...um....Busy
14
posted on
08/17/2009 8:16:36 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(I already told on all of you!)
To: alecqss
To: WackySam
The Republic of Tea’s Double Green Matcha Tea
To: WackySam; Joya
17
posted on
08/17/2009 8:21:11 PM PDT
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: VisualizeSmallerGovernment
Kuro (black) oolong cha 黒烏龍茶 if you REALLY want to melt the fat off in pounds in one fell swoop (well, actually, give it 8 weeks but that will transpire quickly) !
18
posted on
08/17/2009 8:23:41 PM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(They cleverly know they must first eliminate public dissent, before they can seize everyone's guns)
To: WackySam
Who needs to sleep at night?
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:24:12 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
To: WackySam
Some of the best tasting greee tea in the world is made in Saga prefecture which is right next door to me in Kumamoto . If you’d like to try some let me know . Postage would be just a couple of bucks for a package or two .
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posted on
08/17/2009 8:25:39 PM PDT
by
sushiman
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